{"id":673,"date":"2013-08-11T06:33:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T09:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/?p=673"},"modified":"2024-11-10T10:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T10:47:57","slug":"brier-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/?p=673","title":{"rendered":"Brier Island Nova Scotia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first thing I noticed was that Brier Island was different. Your alarm clock is a rooster, &#8220;the lawn mowers&#8221; used are different, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Briar-Island-Lawnmowers-4452.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-674\" alt=\"Briar-Island-Lawnmowers-4452\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Briar-Island-Lawnmowers-4452.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"398\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Lodge-rooster9925.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2545\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Lodge-rooster9925\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Lodge-rooster9925.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a>After a hearty breakfast at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brierisland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brier Island Lodge<\/a>, we set out to check out the local sights in Westport. &nbsp;Watch our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/?p=4232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel video<\/a>&nbsp;of Brier Island, it has received rave reviews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/?p=4232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4330\" alt=\"Brier Island video, review of\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/review.jpg\" width=\"507\" height=\"114\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2514\" alt=\"Westport Brier Island\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island.jpg\" width=\"1294\" height=\"720\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/brierIsland_pano.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2560\" alt=\"Westport full view\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/brierIsland_pano.jpg\" width=\"4535\" height=\"400\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-WestportBootShop0110.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2524\" alt=\"Brier-Island-WestportBootShop0110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-WestportBootShop0110.jpg\" width=\"682\" height=\"720\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-GasStation4470.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2547\" alt=\"Brier Island General Store\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-GasStation4470.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Westport0143.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2523\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Westport0143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Westport0143.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Bldg4407.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2527\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Bldg4407\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Bldg4407.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Bldg4435.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2529\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Bldg4435\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Bldg4435.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-BuoyTree4481.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2531\" alt=\"Brier-Island-BuoyTree4481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-BuoyTree4481.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/RedBoat01041.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-677\" alt=\"RedBoat0104\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/RedBoat01041.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a>We heard the foghorn off in the distance, so decided to see where it was coming from.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Western-Light-Briar-Island-0211.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-678\" alt=\"Western-Light-Briar-Island-0211\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Western-Light-Briar-Island-0211.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"768\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, the fog was rolling in at the Western Light. Western Light marks the spot where the Bay of Fundy officially begins! The waters south of here are the Gulf of Maine and the waters north are the Bay of Fundy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Western-Point-Lighthouse4649.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2532\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Western-Point-Lighthouse4649\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Western-Point-Lighthouse4649.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a>This is the most westerly point in all of Nova Scotia. Historically, Western Light is the 3rd oldest lighthouse in Nova Scotia. See and hear the Western Light:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/movies\/western_light_lighthouse_brier_island.mp4\" width=\"698\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" align=\"center\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We found a great little burger place next to the general store for lunch. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/?p=2447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lighthouse Caf\u00e9,<\/a>&#8221; and afterwards drove the rest of the street to the end of the highway.<\/p>\n<p>From here you can get a good view of Peter&#8217;s Island.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Peters-Island-0521.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-679\" alt=\"Peter's-Island-0521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Peters-Island-0521.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the short time we stopped, the fog cleared to get a better view.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Peters-Island-0712.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-681\" alt=\"Peter's-Island-0712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Peters-Island-0712.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Peters-Island4954.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2534\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Peter's-Island4954\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Peters-Island4954.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a>Then there was Big Pond Cove to explore &#8230; we saw seals offshore and amazing vegatation &#8211; wildflowers and grasses.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Seal-at-Big-Pond-Cove5089.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2549\" alt=\"Brier Island Seal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Seal-at-Big-Pond-Cove5089.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Grass5109.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-682\" alt=\"Grass5109\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Grass5109.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5078.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2537\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5078\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5078.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5160.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2539\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5160.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5173.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2540\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5173.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5184.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2541\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5184\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Big-Pond-Cove5184.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After supper we hiked out to Seal Cove and recorded video of the seals on the rocks and concluded with the Northern Light lighthouse in the sunset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Seal1093.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-683\" alt=\"Seal1093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Seal1093.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2542\" alt=\"Seal9793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Seal9793.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a>Below, is Northern Lighthouse.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Nothern-Point-Lighthouse5234.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2533\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Nothern-Point-Lighthouse5234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Nothern-Point-Lighthouse5234.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/NorthernLight5274.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-684\" alt=\"NorthernLight5274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/NorthernLight5274.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Western-Point1036.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2521\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Western-Point1036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Western-Point1036.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Western-Point-Trail1159.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2522\" alt=\"Brier-Island-Western-Point-Trail1159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brier-Island-Western-Point-Trail1159.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em id=\"__mceDel\">Brier Island Nova Scotia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You may also be interested in our Brier Island&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnovascotia.com\/?page_id=4393\">Nova Scotia travel 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